Perspectives

Now more than ever, the nation must have an opportunity to build a more resilient and inclusive workforce. By addressing longstanding inequalities that have undervalued essential workers, these measures would ensure that no one is put in a position of choosing health over a paycheck, writes Michal Grinstein-Weiss.

Michael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director of the Centers for Research Innovation in Biotechnology and Drug Discovery, writes an opinion piece in Stat about the race toward a COVID-19 vaccine and concerns that medical professionals are raising.

Urban designer Patty Heyda, at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, writes in The Conversation about the threats facing the U.S. Postal Service and what a crucial role post offices play in towns across America.

This episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast details research findings that patients with COVID-19 often develop weakened rather than hyperactive immunity in response to the coronavirus.

As the Postal Service teeters – economically sabotaged and on the brink of being sold off – it’s all-the-more needed to preserve the durable, social, accessible, sustainable and beautiful cities and towns that citizens deserve, writes Patty Heyda.

The School of Law’s Daniel Epps co-writes an op-ed published in Washington Monthly criticizing legislation proposed in Congress that would restrict lawsuits against businesses and employers from people who are exposed to COVID-19. “The bill’s complex procedural requirements make any hope of accountability impossible,” they write.

Sapna Kudchadkar, an Arts & Sciences alumna and pediatric intensive-care doctor, shares a front-line perspective of the fight against COVID-19, as both a physician and a patient.

In this Q&A, Bradley Jolliff, new director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences in Arts & Sciences, describes current collaborative work in the space sciences at Washington University and looks forward to the next generation of research.

There are steps Congress might take that would strike an appropriate balance between victim’s interests, the need to protect essential services acting reasonably, and federalism values. Instead, this bill gives businesses a free pass at the expense of COVID-19’s victims, writes Dan Epps.

Design and architecture schools have been far slower to make commitments than they were to offer sweeping public statements. In this void, students are reclaiming the political, visionary legacy of design schools in years past, writes Michael Allen.